Theodore J. Caldwell, Jr.

Theodore J. Caldwell, Jr., Esquire is a member of the firm of Young Ricchiuti Caldwell & Heller, LLC. Mr. Caldwell engages exclusively in complex civil litigation, primarily representing severely injured plaintiffs in product liability, medical malpractice, construction site/workplace accidents and other catastrophic personal injury litigation. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Outstanding Lawyers of America, and has been recognized by his peers as a Pennsylvania Superlawyer. The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory has given Mr. Caldwell its highest rating. Mr. Caldwell previously practiced with the firm of Litvin Blumberg Matusow & Young where he started as a paralegal in 1981, then was an associate and later a shareholder in that firm.

Mr. Caldwell practices primarily in Philadelphia and the four surrounding suburban counties. He has also handled matters in counties throughout eastern Pennsylvania, as well as in United States District Courts in both the Eastern and Western Districts of Pennsylvania. Mr. Caldwell has been admitted to practice pro hac vice in the state courts of Delaware, New Jersey and North Carolina, as well as federal court in Kansas.

Over the course of his career Mr. Caldwell has developed a special interest and expertise in representing severely injured children, particularly infants and toddlers who have suffered catastrophic brain damage. He has represented brain damaged children who suffered birth injuries from negligence during labor and delivery, immediately after birth, and in the early days or weeks of life. He has represented children or their parents in products liability cases arising from defects in children’s furniture or toys that have led to tragic injury. He has represented older children as well, including in cases in which defective sports or recreational equipment led to spinal cord damage and paralysis. He has also represented children in civil rights actions arising from horrific abuse that occurred while they were in foster care.

Mr. Caldwell has written and lectured to other lawyers on issues relating to product liability, joint tortfeasor releases, the statute of limitations, obstetrical malpractice litigation, employer’s tort liability and common pleas court procedures. He is a member of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations. He serves as a member of the Philadelphia Bar Association Medical-Legal Committe and State Civil Litigation Section, and is a member of the ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section. He is also a member of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Associations and the American Association of Justice.

Mr. Caldwell received his B.A. degree in Political Science from Miami(O.) University in 1978. Beginning in 1983 Mr. Caldwell attended Temple University School of Law while working full-time as a paralegal. He graduated from Temple magna cum laude in May 1987. He received several awards for academic excellence, including being selected the Barankopf Scholar for the academic year 1986-87. He also received both the Law Faculty Award and the Robert E. Lamberton Constitutional Law Award for 1987.

e-mail: tcaldwell@yrchlaw.com

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